South America

With the 2016 Olympic Games seeing the reintroduction of golf for the first time after a one hundred and twelve year absence, the news that some of the sports biggest names will not be taking part has come as a blow to many within the game.

In 2007, a six-year initiative culminated in a popularity poll aimed to pick seven new wonders of the world from a short list of 200 existing monuments. While many of the places that failed to make the cut are highly desirable destinations, the Acropolis of Athens, Angkor Wat and Eiffel Tower included, the selected seven are rightly found at the top of many a traveler’s bucket list.

Chile Travel Advice For Wine Aficionados Let’s get this Chile travel advice train for wine aficionados rolling with a geography lesson. The entire country is one very long and narrow strip of land (4000 miles) wedged in between the waters of the Pacific and the Andes mountain ranges. This provides mineral rich and well irrigated soil at a high elevation, which is why Chilean wine is heavily exported to the US and all over the world.

With roots going back some 500 years, Buenos Aires represents South America at its most sophisticated. From Spanish colonial buildings and French Belle Époque mansions to colorful flower stalls bordering narrow cobblestoned streets, wide boulevards and terrace cafés packed with fashionably dressed porteños (as the locals are called), the city reflects the best of both Gallic and Latin cultures.

Posada & Bodega Salentein is located in Finca La Pampa, Tunuyán, Uco Valley region, a breathtaking location just one hour and a half from Mendoza City. The Inn has 16 rooms, where you can find peace, simplicity and personalized service.

Superbly positioned overlooking the sea, this glamorous Orient-Express landmark in Rio de Janeiro has been welcoming the rich and famous since its Art Deco doors swung open in 1923. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers danced here and the Rolling Stones tuned up in its grand salon before their concert on the beach.